Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Karen Bass has chance to make history in Los Angeles mayoral race. By Shawna Mizelle /CNN
Judge rejects Louisiana congressional map with only one Black district. By AP and NBC News
Lightfoot splashes into crowded Chicago mayoral field with reelection launch. By Shia Kapos / Politico
Karine Jean-Pierre: New White House press secretary a gay role model. By Michael Collins / USA Today
Moms for Liberty Has Created Nightmares for Schools Across the Country. Laura Jedeed / TNR
$3 Million Settlement Reached In Lawsuit Over Black Man’s Death. By Tom Foreman Jr. / HuffPost
Racial minorities have higher death rates from cancer than white patients, study shows. By Mary Kekatos and Dr. Priya Jaisinghani / ABC News
So who are “evangelicals”? And how did they become such massive hypocrites? By Nathaniel Manderson / Salon
An interview with Cornel West on American pragmatism. Sean Illing / Vox
Second Amendment: Has the gun become a sacred object in America? By Patrik Jonsson and Noah Robertson / CSM
Should We Judge Thomas Jefferson by His Ideals or His Actions? By Daniel N. Gullotta / Christianity Today
Searching for Anna Douglass in the Archives. By Daina Ramey Berry /AAIHS
A new quarter honors Native American leader and activist Wilma Mankiller. By Tekella Foster / NPR
Why Can’t the Star Wars Nerds Imagine a World With Black People? By Arianna Coghill / Mother Jones
The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time By Charles et al / Rolling Stone
Oprah’s Book Club selects “Nightcrawling” by teen novelist Leila Mottley. By Tori B. Powell / CBS News
What the book ‘The Last Suspicious Holdout’ says about the Black experience. By Juana Summers, Justin Kenin and Lauren Hodges / NPR
Hall of Famer Grant Hill’s memoir ‘Game’ coming out in June. By AP and ABC News
From Russell to KG to today’s Celtics: Being a black player in Boston. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
Earl Monroe dishes on Stephen Curry, Pistol Pete Maravich and prepping kids for careers in basketball.
The Biggest Power Couples In The NBA Playoffs 2022. By SportsDrop
There will be no gun control: For many white Americans, the idea of the gun is all they have left. By Chris Hedges / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 16) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Democracy in America is a rigged game. By Ian Millhiser / Vox
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 13) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured When a White Republican Teen Invited a Black Pastor to Preach in His Hometown. By Julie Beck / The Atlantic